More obstruction for New Orleans hospital: A letter to the editor

My understanding is that instead of building state-of-the-art new hospital buildings from scratch, Sen. David Vitter proposes for the state of Louisiana to purchase the outdated facilities owned by Tulane University Hospital. Why would we purchase the Tulane buildings when the state already owns the Charity Hospital building?

Why is Charity Hospital not considered an acceptable building, but suddenly Vitter wants the state to acquire the old Tulane facilities instead? Regardless of any merit the Vitter proposal might possess, it is creating more of the same obstruction that has kept this project from happening for six years.

We have not had a public hospital in New Orleans since the failure of the federal levees for a single reason. The politicians can't agree on who should benefit. In other words, we are waiting because of politics. Now, into the picture comes David Vitter. Enough said.